Dark Matter · stars

Filed by Dr. Kai Vega

Scientists have discovered that turbulent space plasma harbors a sneaky magnetic reversal: the direction of magnetic field rotation flips at a scale that shifts with distance from the Sun. NASA's Parker Solar Probe data revealed that plasma behaves like a fluid at large scales and like particles at small scales, with the magnetic spin doing a 180 at the transition. This hidden quirk could help forecast volatile space weather, potentially saving our precious infrastructure from cosmic tantrums.